# Event Details

- **Event Name**: GPG Tourism, Creative Arts, Events Showcase | RMIT Activator
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 25 Nov, 2025 at 06:30 am – Tue, 25 Nov, 2025 at 09:30 am
- **Event Description**: Celebrate Innovation within Regional Victoria!

Get ready for an evening of big ideas, bold solutions, and inspiring stories! RMIT Activator and GPG are bringing together some of the region’s most innovative entrepreneurs — and you’re invited to meet them. 

Join us to hear how visionary business owners are connecting communities and creating real impact across Victoria. Plus, get a sneak peek at what’s next for regional innovation and enjoy relaxed networking over refreshments. 

Featured regional founders include:
- VIDA. (Annie Johnstone) - Creating unique and welcoming community experiences — from high teas and paint & sip nights to weddings and immersive events.

- Residency Studios (Joshua Speechley) - A Geelong-based creative studio building brands and websites for artists, musicians, and hospitality businesses.

- Stars & Bars Festival (Lincoln Boyd) - A boutique music and cultural festival celebrating local artists, regional wine, and country hospitality.

- Bellamoora Experiences (Katharine Binnie) - Showcasing the best of the Bellarine Peninsula through curated wine, food, and nature tours.

- Noonyara Retreat Art Residency (Suzette Jackson) -offers artists the opportunity to immerse themselves in a unique natural environment, while learning new skills exchanging ideas, and creating new work. Their residency program aims to encourage innovation, and material exploration, foster artistic development, and ultimately enrich the artistic practice of visiting artists.

- Alpaca Downs Art (Deidre Bain) - An artist and teacher fostering creativity and connection within the Golden Plains arts community.

- Tarndwarncoort (Tom Dennis) - A historic family wool farm producing unique yarns and offering a farm shop, cottage stays, and experiences celebrating Australia’s woolcraft heritage.

- The Rural Publishing Company (Sarah Walkerden and Toby Billing) - A publishing house helping rural authors bring their stories to life.

- Forrest MBT Hire (Michelle Davidson) - Rental service of a fleet of mountain bikes, based near a relaxing guesthouse for anyone within the Forest region.

- The Facepainters, Southwest (Shelley Knoll-Miller) - Leads a team of roving facepainters and entertainers across Southwest Victoria.

- The Creek Gallery & Garden (Sheree Fedke) - a distinctive creative hub on the Surf Coast, set amidst a vibrant garden adorned with sculptures, metalworks, and garden art. Surrounded by landscaping supplies and outdoor living features — all thoughtfully crafted by local artists and skilled steel fabricators.

- Ragged Edge 4x4 (Chris Nolan) - where customers get behind the wheel of custom-built off-road buggies and tackle purpose-designed tracks built for one thing: pure, fuelled fun.

- Keayang Maar Vineyard (Caitlin Wurlod) - a family-owned vineyard, winery and creative cellar door experience located on the edge of a volcanic crater in Dixie, southwest Victoria.

- Freeman Creative (Sarah Freeman) - Freeman Creative is a multi-discipline creative agency servicing a range of businesses across the Great South Coast.


Why Attend?
- Hear from regional businesses who are strengthening their communities through creativity, collaboration and fresh thinking.

- Be inspired by real stories from participants in the GPG Regional Business Program as they share their journeys, challenges and what’s next.

- Connect with local business owners, community leaders and industry partners at an evening that celebrates regional enterprise and possibility

- Explore the Showcase exhibition, featuring innovative products, services and initiatives from regional businesses making an impact.

?️ Connect. Discover. Be Inspired. This is a Free event
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waurn-ponds/gpg-tourism-creative-arts-events-showcase-|-rmit-activator/200029215302259
- **Event Categories**: art, festivals, music, business, exhibitions, literary-art, entertainment, music-festivals, wine-tasting
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 1

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://events.humanitix.com/gpg-tourism-creative-arts-showcase?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=waurn+ponds-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Waurn Ponds
- **state**: VI
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Bannockburn Cultural Centre
- **lat**: -38.04767
- **long**: 144.17164
- **full address**: Bannockburn Cultural Centre, 27 High St, Bannockburn VIC 3331, Australia, Waurn Ponds

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: ACRE - Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship (https://allevents.in/org/acre-australian-centre-for-rural-entrepreneurship/26282085)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 25 Nov, 2025 at 06:30 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Bannockburn Cultural Centre, 27 High St, Bannockburn VIC 3331, Australia, Waurn Ponds
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** ACRE - Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, festivals, music, business, exhibitions, literary-art, entertainment, music-festivals, wine-tasting
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about GPG Tourism, Creative Arts, Events Showcase | RMIT Activator ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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